July 18, 2016

A few hundred people turned out to the Abbotsford Arts Centre Saturday evening for the inaugural Fraser Valley Music Awards. In addition to a dozen award presentations, the historical regional event featured live performances from thirteen Nominees: The Kwerks, Matt Lowen & Rick Genge, The Sylvia Platters, Paravel, Mollys Reech, Ria Jade, Alexis Lynn, Quinn Sojonky, James Buddy Rogers, Saint Soldier, Kin, and Harpdog Brown.

“CIVL listeners, FVMA attendees, nominees, winners, and volunteers have all been thanking us, saying we are leading the way in promoting and supporting Fraser Valley music,” explains CIVL Radio station manager Aaron Levy (who also hosted the show, along with Seth Bell). “And that’s our only goal!”

Fraser Valley Blues Society supplemented the Blues award with a bye to the International Blues Challenge Finale being held Sunday, Sept. 11th, with the winner going on to Memphis, TN in Jan. 2017: Harpdog Brown

June 17, 2016

Celebrate your local arts & culture! Tickets are Now On Sale for the first-ever FVMAs! Join us for a celebration of our very own music community (Think “Regional Junos” or “Regional Grammys” for the Fraser Valley) at the Abbotsford Arts Centre Saturday July 16, 2016. Tickets are now available via the FVMA page of this site, or at the following ticket outlets:

Abbotsford Long & McQuade

Chilliwack Long & McQuade

Old Abbey Ales, Abbotsford

The doors to the Abbotsford Arts Centre open at 6:00pm on July 16th. The show starts at 7:00pm sharp, and it runs until 10:00pm. Tickets are available both in advance and at the door the night of the event. See you there for this exciting community celebration!

May 17, 2016

CIVL-FM at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, BC will host the 2017 National Campus and Community Radio Conference, and welcome over 100 volunteers and staff from C/C Radio all over Canada to the Fraser Valley for a week of workshops, lectures, info sessions, caucuses, awards, social events, and the NCRA’s Annual General Meeting.

The Conference Sponsorship Coordinator will be responsible for joining CIVL’s staff and board delegates at the 2016 Conference in Ottawa (travel/registration/accommodations costs borne by CIVL), observe and participate in this year’s conference, and design methods of exploring as many different sponsorship opportunities as possible to bolster the financial resources that CIVL has to host this conference.

**This is a Canada Summer Jobs Position, and must be filled by an applicant between the ages of 18 and 30, returning in the Fall semester to a full time education program**

CIVL encourages applications from under-represented communities, including women, first nations peoples, people of colour, lesbian/gay/queer/transgender, people with physical and mental disabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS, and people whose age, education, or economic status may be a barrier to employment. CIVL does not discriminate on the basis of race, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability, or class. Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.